24. Barcelona Baby!

posted Jul 25, 2012, 9:46 AM by Carlie Huberman

I have a last made it to Spain…and its
HOT! Though I must say it is nice to
finally be having real summer again, and to spend some time on the beach! Barcelona is a really neat city because it
isn’t JUST a beach city. It also has a
really interesting culture. The first
thing to through me off when I got here was that people don’t speak Spanish
here…they speak Catalan which I knew but kind of forgot about. Also I wasn’t expecting the mix of old and
modern that is scattered through out this city.
The beautiful gothic section of the city is pretty amazing and makes you
feel like your back in time a bit, and the cathedral is really something else! Though honestly I think the cathedral is more
impressive from a distance when you can really see the top spires. On the other hand the city is filled with Gaudi
art and architecture. The modern Gaudi
buildings are really spectactular and the Parc Guell is really amazing as well! I spent a lot of time with some English and
Australian friends in my hostel and they had fun taking me to the beach bars
and clubs! I’m gonna have to catch up on my sleep some after a few days with
these crazy kids! But I would have to
say that what I love about Spain the most so far would have to be the
Tapas!! Being allergic to shellfish does
limit my selection some but oh man I love me some Tapas. The sangria is pretty good too! Its been fun to practice my Spanish and I am
always really proud of my self when I can order my food, buy a train ticket, or
ask for directions in Spanish. I am
hoping that by the time I get to Portugal I will be able to at least hold a
short conversation! I am off to Madrid
now where I will hopefully meet up with a few of my friends from home who are
going to happen to be there at the same time as me!